In choosing the musical Godspell for the Woodmore Drama Club’s next production, Marcia Busdeker, the club’s director, said she was looking for a show that would challenge students.

“It’s one of those shows with roles that require actors to really stretch. It’s good exercise for them and they learn about themselves as well as the characters they’re portraying,” Busdeker said. “I also like to push the limit a little bit. It’s a show about the Gospel according to Matthew in a playful manner. So it’s pushing the envelope a little bit when it comes to separation of church and school.”

The Ohio Department of Agriculture will appeal a court decision ordering the return of animals the department seized in 2015 from the Tiger Ridge Exotics refuge in Stony Ridge.

Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Reeve Kelsey last week issued the order, setting a deadline of Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. for the animals to be returned to Ken Hetrick, the refuge owner.

“ODA attorneys will also file a motion delaying the ordered movement of the animals until the appeal process is resolved. The department finds the law, and subsequent court decisions across the state, are clear regarding the scope of Ohio’s Dangerous Wild Animals Program. The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled the Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture has authority in determining DWA issues, as specified by Ohio Revised Code,” said Mark Bruce, communications director for the agriculture department.

A public hearing will be held in Oregon council chambers at 8 p.m. on Dec. 12 for a Special Use Exception (SUE) permit so that the Kroger store at 1920 Woodville Rd. could be converted to a welcome center and warehouse for the Toledo Refining Company.

The property is currently zoned C-2 General Commercial District.

The Oregon Planning Commission, which held a special meeting on Nov. 8, recommended approval of the SUE by a vote of 5-0.

A former president of the Oregon School Board said the district is preparing to use revenue from a 3.95 mill levy passed last year to give teachers raises.

P.J. Kapfhammer, who served on the school board for three years, said at a recent board meeting that there simply is not enough money in the general fund to give teachers a raise unless revenue from the levy is used. The district’s five year forecast shows that the budget will be in the red in three years.

undocumented

Should undocumented immigrants, brought to the U.S. as children, also known as "Dreamers," be allowed to stay in the U.S.?

Yes. They consider the U.S. their home

No. They should be deported, then apply for citizenship the legal way.

Yes. With conditions. They have a job or going to school, pay back taxes, and are contributing to society.

Yes. They consider the U.S. their home
(7 Votes)

35%

No. They should be deported, then apply for citizenship the legal way.
(4 Votes)

20%

Yes. With conditions. They have a job or going to school, pay back taxes, and are contributing to society.
(9 Votes)

45%

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